START: A Starter Kit Jar

   Giving gifts is a confusing business, right? For instance, one of your friend is going to have a birthday soon, but you don't know what his / her favorite gifts! Sometimes not giving the right gifts can become a serious problem, you know - maybe they will think that you mock them, or whatsoever.
But, I can help you - I have an idea!
   How about you give them a jar full of things they'll need when they have their unique dream jobs? Like, if he / she wants to be a designer, fill the jar with drawing stuff, like pencils with different grades, coloring pencils, pens, coloring pens, rulers, etc. Or you can fill the jar with items they need for regular occasion, like travel-size bathroom things! It's okay as long as the jar can hold all of them.
   So, let's get started!

Here's what you should know about the one who will be the receiver of the jar:

1. You should know their unique hobbies / dream jobs / projects they want to make & things their dream job / projects required.
2. You should know when are their birthdays.

For the jar:

1. Choose big jars so you can fill it with many things.
2. Use plastic jars- just in case the receiver accidentally drop it.

   Ready? Let's make it!

1. Fill, Decorate!

    I fill my jar with mini stationeries - for writing on-the-go. And I decorated it with washi tapes - simple! For more jar-decorating ideas, take a look on my past post.

3. Give it.
    You can give it to your neighbor, your friend, your relative, your coworker, basically you can give it to anyone who interested with stuff in it / anyone who need the things inside!

   

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   And that's all for this 'START' post! Do you have any unique gift-packaging ideas?

    

 

DIY Painted Planter

   One, two, three ... Oh, don't mind me, just counting abandoned planters scattered around my house.

   Planters, are for plants. But are there any useful ways to get rid of your planters? I'll give you the answer, but first, prepare these materials:

1. An abandoned planter

2. Some poster paints (red, blue, yellow, white)

3. Some paintbrushes

4. A pallet

5. A glass of water (for the paint)

6. A glass of tea / coke / coffee (for yourself)

Ready?

1. 

   First, white paint!

2. 

   Second, paint it as you want!

   You can also paint the inside ... 

   ... and done!

What can the planter do?

1. An Mini Terrarium / decoration

    Place: Sittingroom , bedroom, bathroom, etc. 

2. A Pencil Holder 

   Place: Bedroom, Workshop/craft room, study room, etc.

Tips

1. If you want to place the planter indoor, paint it using poster paint. But, if you want to place it outdoor, use iron paint or wood paint - anything waterproof.

2. For brighter color, cover it with white paint first.

3. Wash it first before you begin to paint it.

4. Planters usually have holes, so either you can cover them or use the planters to hold things that don't fit in the holes

Okay, that's all for today. Hope you enjoy it, and bye-bye!

The Easy Guide of Keeping Your Crafts

 

   Hi all! Sorry for waiting so long! After a month of celebrating Eid Al Fitr, I start to go to school... as a 6th grader! Yay! But yeah, it's pretty rough btw.

   Today, I'm going to show you do's and dont's to keep your crafts (materials and the final form)! Now, prepare your fancy metal boxes, and let's get started!

1. Never Keep Your Loomband Outside 

   I don't know if this case also happen to 'branded' loombands, but there's some stratch on my loomband after I kept it on my desk. Short time before I write this, I wore that loomband bangle, and yes, it snapped! I never kept it in something; I just place it on my desk, and yeah, that happened.

  Safer Option: Keep your loomband crafts in a box.

2. Display Your Papercrafts

    When I was a little girl, I liked to made papercrafts, like plane origami (is that EVEN a papercraft?), some random collages, unused bookmarks made out of cardboard boxes, and some other useless crafts. I like, just put away on the family room's table, and someone will get rid of it. And yeah, four years later, I found it, crumpled, torn everywhere, more useless than ever before. Last home I know? Trashcan.

   Safer Option: If you have some good papercrafts, you can keep it on a display rack in your house, or if you don't want it, you can dismantle it and keep it for your next crafts' materials.

3.Keep School Projects' Crafts in a Drawer or a Box

   Maybe you think that crafts you made in art lesson at school is, well, 'so ordinary', 'lame', or anything else. Honestly, I think so, but sometimes you need them for brainstorming for your new craft project, or maybe, you have to make that kind of craft in the future!

   Safest Option: Well, you can use or keep your school projects' crafts, or if you want to throw them into the trashcan, make sure you don't throw away the ornaments!

4. Running Out of Spaces for Your Materials? Donate them!

   For example, you have some scrapbook stickers and washi tapes. But you didn't use all of them, even you forget that you have them. So? Donate! Maybe you want to influence your friends to make crafts from looms? Or maybe, teach them how to make a fancy notebook from cardboard boxes?

   Safer Option: All your classmates wants to borrow your craft kits? You can put some of them in the class so you don't have to be blamed by your classmates for not bringing your newest washi tapes!

   So, yeah, that's all for now. Oh, I almost forget it, yesterday was Indonesia's Independence Day, and I just want to say this to my fellow Indonesians,

THINK CREATIVE! Merdeka!